El Héroe Oscuro
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Date:26 July 2014
Time: 9:39 AM ET
Mood: I got up before noon, what is this madness?!
The generic topic for today is going to be centered around the sensation that seems to be sweeping the nation after a multitude of plane crashes have occurred over the last few days which is the concept of fear. We've all got them, and I personally think that it's a trait that helps make each of us unique as well as it gives a human quality to ourselves. However, the concept of "fear" should not be left alone in it's abstract form and mull with us, but rather be tackled head on in an effort to be conquered and submissive to our willpower. A wise man by the name of Plato once stated "We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." Personally, I couldn't agree more with this statement. Instead of openly admitting to a fear that may be pitted within our minds and letting it just embed itself in the way we interact with the world around in, then we can't really "live" so to speak. So, in an effort to embrace this new ideology of mine, I'm going to be open about some of my fears and my plans to overcome these personal obstacles.
Daily Music - "Swag" by Watsky
It's funny how I unconsciously started off with that little tidbit of information about the planes crashing as one of my all-time biggest fears is flying. This hasn't been a new or developing fear because of the current events, but rather because of an incident that happened in 2004. Well...I guess I can't really classify it as "incident," but rather something that I had watched. What I'm referring to, of course, is the pilot episode of the hit TV show Lost. For some bizarre reason, that scene where the back end of the plane rips completely off, the passengers fly out of the back, and the plane begins it's nosedive has becoming a haunting and reminiscent truth that could very well happen at any point while flying x amount of feet above the air. Which personally, just makes me freak the heck out when I'm on a plane. Not in a public way, of course, but rather I find myself prone to doing a Hail Mary every time I fly up in the air. A little bit silly, yes maybe, but it provides the little comfort I can get to solace the fact that I'm flying in a big hunking piece of metal. And trust me, I know very well that it's only a fraction of a percent where airplanes go down. However, thanks to that one episode of Lost, it has become a very traumatic experience each time I go up in the air.
Daily Comic - "Jobs" by Rob DenBleyker of Cyanide and Happiness
Speaking of traumatic experiences, this brings me to my next fear of mine: hospitals. As some of you may know, I used to be a student nurse. I spent about 2 years of my life learning the ins and outs of how to properly assess patients as well as be able to confidently diagnose a cure for whatever might be ailing them. However, when it came to the "confident" part of that regime, I unfortunately could not do that. When it finally came time to begin my clinicals, I quickly became perplexed and stressed by the fast-paced and surprisingly cramped areas of the hospital in which I worked in. It was quite too much, and as such created a lot of anxiety whenever I was working there. Nowadays, even after changing my major to Human Services, I find my hands trembling - not an exaggeration - whenever I go into a hospital, even if it's for a routine check up. I don't want to say that it's PTSD, but I've definitely been impacted in a negative way by my experiences there, and as such has created a sense of fear and anxiety whenever I go into a hospital now.
Daily Video - "We Didn't Start The Flame War" by comedians College Humor
Nonetheless, I am working on trying to conquer these fears. I actually just landed from my flight a few hours ago without having too much trouble. I kept myself preoccupied by playing Shovel Knight on my 3DS - by the way, fantastic game - and the two hour flight passed by almost instantly. However, the "hospital fear" I believe will hopefully just go away in due time. As my clinical experiences are still pretty fresh in my mind, I think the only cure I'll have is by just constantly going back there and allowing my body to become accustomed to my pre-nursing days. While it's going to suck just having to endure those feelings, I believe that in due time things will be a-okay in the end. Just need to have that optimism to push through it all I suppose!
What about y'all? What are your biggest fears? Are you currently working on trying to conquer them? If not, what do you think you can do to start making progress in eliminating it? Comment below as I'd love to hear and discuss with you what you have to say about this topic!
‡ As always, the "Daily Bloggity" is self written by myself and includes just some of my opinions on different mediums. If you have a subject that you might want me to touch on, feel free to PM me or comment below! I would love to hear some of your ideas! Tune in tomorrow at 5PM Eastern Time for the next edition of the "Daily Bloggity!" Cheers! ‡
- elheroeoscuro
[/css-div]Time: 9:39 AM ET
Mood: I got up before noon, what is this madness?!
The generic topic for today is going to be centered around the sensation that seems to be sweeping the nation after a multitude of plane crashes have occurred over the last few days which is the concept of fear. We've all got them, and I personally think that it's a trait that helps make each of us unique as well as it gives a human quality to ourselves. However, the concept of "fear" should not be left alone in it's abstract form and mull with us, but rather be tackled head on in an effort to be conquered and submissive to our willpower. A wise man by the name of Plato once stated "We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." Personally, I couldn't agree more with this statement. Instead of openly admitting to a fear that may be pitted within our minds and letting it just embed itself in the way we interact with the world around in, then we can't really "live" so to speak. So, in an effort to embrace this new ideology of mine, I'm going to be open about some of my fears and my plans to overcome these personal obstacles.
Daily Music - "Swag" by Watsky
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Daily Comic - "Jobs" by Rob DenBleyker of Cyanide and Happiness
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Daily Video - "We Didn't Start The Flame War" by comedians College Humor
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What about y'all? What are your biggest fears? Are you currently working on trying to conquer them? If not, what do you think you can do to start making progress in eliminating it? Comment below as I'd love to hear and discuss with you what you have to say about this topic!
‡ As always, the "Daily Bloggity" is self written by myself and includes just some of my opinions on different mediums. If you have a subject that you might want me to touch on, feel free to PM me or comment below! I would love to hear some of your ideas! Tune in tomorrow at 5PM Eastern Time for the next edition of the "Daily Bloggity!" Cheers! ‡
- elheroeoscuro
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